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Paradise Alley

- The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys.

Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.

Release Date : 1978-09-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesForce Ten Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Hell's Kitchen

Cast

Character Name : Cosmo Carboni

Original Name : Sylvester Stallone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victor Carboni

Original Name : Lee Canalito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lenny Carboni

Original Name : Armand Assante

Gender : Male

Character Name : Big Glory

Original Name : Frank McRae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annie

Original Name : Anne Archer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stitch

Original Name : Kevin Conway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie the Thumper

Original Name : Terry Funk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bunchie

Original Name : Joyce Ingalls

Gender : Female

Character Name : Burp

Original Name : Joe Spinell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susan Chow

Original Name : Aimée Eccles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mumbles

Original Name : Tom Waits

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Chick Casey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paradise Bartender

Original Name : James J. Casino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paradise Alley Hooker

Original Name : Fredi O. Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Room Hooker #1

Original Name : Lydia Goya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paradise Alley Bum

Original Name : Michael Jeffers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Gaimbelli

Original Name : Max Leavitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rat

Original Name : Paul Mace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fat Lady

Original Name : Polli Magaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vonny

Original Name : Pamela Des Barres

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mickey the Bartender

Original Name : John Monks Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Owner

Original Name : Leo Nanas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skinny the Hand

Original Name : Frank Pesce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Towel Boy

Original Name : Stuart K. Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Legs

Original Name : Ray Sharkey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dance Hall Girl

Original Name : Maria Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bar Room Hooker #2

Original Name : Patricia Spann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Frank Stallone Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sticky

Original Name : Jeff Wald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : John Ayers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Rolland Bastien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Ted DiBiase Sr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Vincent Albert DiStefano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Dory Funk Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Don Leo Jonathan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Don Kernodle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Gene Kiniski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Larry Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Randy Morse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Dick Murdoch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Reg Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Alex Perez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Rock Riddle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Bob Roop

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Douglas Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Don Slatton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Ervin Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Dennis Stamp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Tommy Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Ray Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Tonga Fifita

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : Jay S. York

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wrestler

Original Name : John Zenda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Gambina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Raven Grey Eagle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Chester Hayes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff McCracken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Pourchot

Gender : Male

Reviews

The Parsi Prince

@The Parsi Prince

2021-06-23

* **Paradise Alley** marks the Directorial Debut of **Sylvester Stallone**. It is a highly under-rated period piece, set in 1940's Hell's Kitchen, (where Stallone was born in New York), about the three Carboni brothers and the sibling rivalry they endure against the backdrop of professional wrestling. * Featuring a breath-taking opening sequence involving rooftops with parkour-like free running and Cinematography by renowned DP László Kovács (F.I.S.T.) It also has an amazing soundtrack by Bill Conti of _Rocky_ fame with the title track, "Too Close to Paradise" sung by Sylvester Stallone. There are also songs by Frank Stallone, Jr and Tom Waits. * There is a tender story of romance, fraternal exploitation and familial redemption. There are some famous wrestlers like Dory and Terry Funk (Over the Top). * It co-stars Armand Assante (The Lords of Flatbush and Judge Dredd) and Golden Gloves Champion Lee Canalito, as well as Godfather to Sage Stallone, Joe Spinell (The Godfather 1 & 2, Farewell My Lovely, Rocky 1 & 2 and Nighthawks). * Very Notable as _Old Glory_ is Frank McRae (F.I.S.T., Rocky II and Lock Up) who is strong, empathic and full of pathos. > Director John Landis (Deathrace 2000 and Oscar) uses an homage in Trading Places (1983) with Eddie Murphy copying Cosmo Carboni (Stallone) as a disabled war vet begging on the streets of Philadelphia, complete with the Rocky statue. > The only negative is the use of racial slurs that spoils what would have been a masterpiece. This is similar to a rant in The Lords of Flatbush four years earlier, which is a shame.